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Pattern of velopharyngeal valve closure in patients with cleft palate after primary cleft palate repair: A cross-sectional nasoendoscopic analysis

Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
Background: The velopharyngeal valve (VPV) consists of the velum, lateral pharyngeal walls, and posterior pharyngeal walls. Velopharyngeal (VP) closure is required during attempted phonation, deglutition, and sucking, and serves to prevent nasal ...
Olawale Olatunbosun Adamson, Uchenna Patrick Egbunah   +1 more
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Assessment of Velopharyngeal Function : Comparison of Various Methods. [PDF]

, 1984
Precise estimation of velopharyngeal function is the essential first step in treating cleft palate speech either by surgery or by speech therapy. The methods in use at our daily clinic include judgement of speech, oral-inspection, rhinometric mirror ...
Isshiki, Nobuhiko, Kawano, Michio, Taira, Tatsuzo   +2 more
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Agreement between perceptual tests and videofluoroscopy in the diagnosis of velopharyngeal dysfunction

, 2013
Objetivo: Verificar a concordância entre os resultados dos Testes de Emissão de Ar Nasal e de Hipernasalidade e os achados do exame de videofluorocopia no diagnóstico da disfunção velofaríngea, em indivíduos com fissura labiopalatina.
Périco, Maíra de Souza, Maíra de Souza Périco   +1 more
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Assessment of velum malfunction in children through simultaneous nasal and oral acoustic signals measurements

Archives of Acoustics, 2014
The paper describes the results of several year studies on children speech disorders due to distortions of the velopharyngeal closure, resulting in speech hypernasality or hyponasality. Disorders targeted for the assessment include deficits pertaining to
Ryszard GUBRYNOWICZ, Danuta CHOJNACKA-WĄDOŁOWSKA, Cecylia KONOPKA   +2 more
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Modified Superior-Based Pharyngeal Flap Is Effective in Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Regardless of the Preoperative Closure Pattern

, 2017
Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is certainly one of the most important problems confronted after cleft palate repairs. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the preoperative and postoperative speaking results of patients who underwent modified ...
ÇALIŞ, MERT, ICEN, Mehtap, Ekin, Omer, Kayikci, Mavis Emel Kulak, GÜNAYDIN, RIZA ÖNDER, OZGUR, Figen   +5 more
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A pilot study of the effects of transpalatal maxillary advancement on velopharyngeal closure in cleft palate patients

, 2002
Background and Aims: Impaired velopharyngeal closure function is sometimes a complication of a standard Le Fort I maxillary advancement in cleft palate patients. The transpalatal Le Fort I osteotomy has been suggested as an alternative technique that may
Sheriff, M, Sherriff, M, Mars, M, James, D, Sell, D, Ma, L   +5 more
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Regenerative Approach to Velopharyngeal Incompetence with Fat Grafting

, 2015
Surgical management of velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI) aims at improving voice resonance and correcting nasal air escape by restoring a competent velopharyngeal sphincter. Assessment of VPI requires the examination of multiple variables.
G. Cantarella, I. C. Mazzola, R. F. Mazzola   +2 more
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Clinical Aspects of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

, 2015
Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is due to an incomplete closure of the valve separating the oral and the nasal cavities and manifests as a nasalized voice, articulation problems, and sometimes swallowing disorders.
Leuchter, Igor
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Speech outcomes following buccal fat pad interposition in palatal repair: A clinical outcome analysis

Otolaryngology Case Reports
Background: Cleft palate repair aims not only to achieve anatomical closure but also to restore normal velopharyngeal (VP) function essential for intelligible speech.
Manu Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar, S. Manu Prasad, Partishtha Sharma, Harish Kumar Agarwala, Vivek Kumar Jha   +5 more
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Teflon pharyngoplasty in incompetent velopharyngeal closure

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 1973
R J, Benveniste, H E, Harris, E M, Batza
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